Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hildi

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hildiz.

Noun

*hildi f

  1. battle, fight

Inflection

i-stem
Singular
Nominative *hildi
Genitive *hildī
Singular Plural
Nominative *hildi *hildī
Accusative *hildi *hildī
Genitive *hildī *hildijō
Dative *hildī *hildim, *hildijum
Instrumental *hildī *hildim, *hildijum

Descendants

  • Old English: hild
  • Old Saxon: *hildi
  • Old High German: hilt, hild, hilta, hiltia (having merged into the ō-/jō-stem declension)
  • →⇒ Latin: Baudihillia, Boudihillia (theonym) (a mix of Celtic and Germanic elements; this word compounded with Proto-Celtic *boudi (“victory”))
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